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in short, the guys with the big checks don't want reform or change. they've never had it so good. that is why no one running for president talks about solving the problem. on fair trade, stealing our best jobs, institutional corruption or of washington, d.c. -- they need the money to win. i run for president by accepted no pac money, no contribution over $100 per person and full disclosure no matter what the size of the gift, $5 or $75. we must break the stranglehold of special interests on a tax code you cannot lead, a budget that will never be balanced, debt that cannot be repaid, and the reform of wall street banks who live by their greed and illegal activities. health care reform that does not drive down the cost and we send american jobs overseas day after day. there's only one way to get control of our country away from the special interests -- don't take their blood money. don't take their pac money. don't take their bundled the money. the president must be free to challenge and change washington and our current president -- he is raising $1 billion while in office. with my
in short, the guys with the big checks don't want reform or change. they've never had it so good. that is why no one running for president talks about solving the problem. on fair trade, stealing our best jobs, institutional corruption or of washington, d.c. -- they need the money to win. i run for president by accepted no pac money, no contribution over $100 per person and full disclosure no matter what the size of the gift, $5 or $75. we must break the stranglehold of special interests on a...
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so there are some big families. but there are also--i have lots of families that are just--children wiped out by diphtheria or tuberculosis or cholera. i mean, so it's--it's a mixed picture; it's not--it's not even. and that's true of just about everything about this generation. c-span: who got educated? >> guest: well, in the north, almost everyone, including free blacks got three years of three-month schooling. that was the goal, to teach reading, writing and ciphering. south, it would be many fewer, but there were lots of academies for planters' children in the south. what's fascinating about teaching is that--illiteracy--is that teaching was the great s--bridge for talented boys and even some talented girls to get off the family farm, then if they were good at book learning, they could become teachers, and then a year or two they could move into one of the new areas, perhaps become a lawyer, move on to becoming a newspaper editor, a clerk in a store. it's fascinating what teaching offered young people. c-span: h
so there are some big families. but there are also--i have lots of families that are just--children wiped out by diphtheria or tuberculosis or cholera. i mean, so it's--it's a mixed picture; it's not--it's not even. and that's true of just about everything about this generation. c-span: who got educated? >> guest: well, in the north, almost everyone, including free blacks got three years of three-month schooling. that was the goal, to teach reading, writing and ciphering. south, it would...
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the the big dreams. but to the immediate future they still had problems. they had written on the north, canada, and spain was still on the south. so, everything was a little tricky. but they had the vision of the convention taking over the whole continent, and more than the continent. mexico, cuba. some of them jefferson fought cuba will naturally fall to less like ripe fruit. i don't know what he thought would happen to all the spanish. yes, sir. >> it never occurred to me that you mentioned the delay of american recognition of the soviet union. but since you did, i'm wondering is at this conventional wisdom a little bit mistaken? because i always thought of the attitude in berlin in 1933 with whom we did have relationships with hitler's germany, but she held the government of that period as a group of psychopaths and gangsters who came to power by illegitimate means. and so one could say the same about linen's seizure of power. so was this really backcourt on our part or was there some fundamental legi
the the big dreams. but to the immediate future they still had problems. they had written on the north, canada, and spain was still on the south. so, everything was a little tricky. but they had the vision of the convention taking over the whole continent, and more than the continent. mexico, cuba. some of them jefferson fought cuba will naturally fall to less like ripe fruit. i don't know what he thought would happen to all the spanish. yes, sir. >> it never occurred to me that you...
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is this really a big deal? later this week as we go through our series of shows now that we're back, i will show you exactly what it means to have the government shut down because this shutdown is different from the one back in the gingrich years. republicans have no interest in finding my common ground whatsoever. it didn't take boehner very long to get away from happy hour and hammer the remarks. he put out a statement this afternoon. he said the american people are worried about our economy and our future. more than two years after the start of washington democratic stimulus spending spree, they're asking where are the jobs? boehner's house let me point out has not passed a single job creation bill or measure since he's had the power. now, nancy pelosi got health care done. she had the gavel and got it done. boehner wants to play golf, and this guy's had the gavel in his hand for six months. where the hell are the jobs? i did hear him talking about that. it's a little soft out there, although we are adding j
is this really a big deal? later this week as we go through our series of shows now that we're back, i will show you exactly what it means to have the government shut down because this shutdown is different from the one back in the gingrich years. republicans have no interest in finding my common ground whatsoever. it didn't take boehner very long to get away from happy hour and hammer the remarks. he put out a statement this afternoon. he said the american people are worried about our economy...
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>> you have to take some big whacks at social security. what would you offer them they would allow them to vote for something that would be very difficult for them? >> any ideas, you can pass them on. we have a serious challenge facing the country. in addition to the three challenges i outlined, we are up against the debt limit. while some think that we could go past august the second, i frankly think it puts us in an awful lot of jeopardy and put our economy in jeopardy, risking even more jobs. i believe it is important we come to an agreement, but it has to be agreement there really does fundamentally change our spending and our debt situation. >> given how far apart you describe yourself, what you hope will come out of sunday? >> i do not know. a lot of conversations are continuing. in all honesty, i do not think things have narrowed. i do not think that this problem has narrowed at all in the last several days. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >>
>> you have to take some big whacks at social security. what would you offer them they would allow them to vote for something that would be very difficult for them? >> any ideas, you can pass them on. we have a serious challenge facing the country. in addition to the three challenges i outlined, we are up against the debt limit. while some think that we could go past august the second, i frankly think it puts us in an awful lot of jeopardy and put our economy in jeopardy, risking...
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that's a really big deal. yes, you need to applaud for that and then you need to go out and work it up. >> bring it up, the sass. >> you bet. >> you really highlighted a point that a lot of people don't think about how this really is delivering on a promise for everyone. and you talked about how women can benefit a lot from this bill. and just thinking about our generation regardless of the political affiliation that a person may -- a young person may be swayed to, we all have this passion of equality to all, what are some of the steps that the administration is taking to ensure that all americans have access to care that they need regardless of race, gender and sexual orientation? >> well, it's a great question. i talked a little bit about women but a final piece of that snapshot. in the insurance market women are likely to pay 15 to 20% more for identical coverage. plans are less likely to have birth control coverage than they are to have viagra coverage. it makes not a lot of sense. >> oh, my god. [laughter
that's a really big deal. yes, you need to applaud for that and then you need to go out and work it up. >> bring it up, the sass. >> you bet. >> you really highlighted a point that a lot of people don't think about how this really is delivering on a promise for everyone. and you talked about how women can benefit a lot from this bill. and just thinking about our generation regardless of the political affiliation that a person may -- a young person may be swayed to, we all have...
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it's a big sum of money. so we spend it in our expenditure levels, defense department, all the way through the agriculture department, everything in between, and we forgive or don't collect the same amount in the tax code. so who benefits from that? well, let's look at the basics. 70% of american taxpayers do not itemize on their tax returns. they file the standard return. they don't itemize. so the tax code doesn't mean anything to them. if there is a special deduction, unless it was a refundable tax credit -- rare category -- it doesn't help them. 70% of americans don't touch it. what are the biggest deductions under the u.s. tax code today? i in all my wisdom and education and experience on capitol hill, i raised my hand to the teacher and said well, it's the mortgage interest deduction, right? wrong. the biggest single deduction is the employers exclusion for health care premiums. so employers are able to exclude from income the amount of money they spend for health insurance for their employees. that's t
it's a big sum of money. so we spend it in our expenditure levels, defense department, all the way through the agriculture department, everything in between, and we forgive or don't collect the same amount in the tax code. so who benefits from that? well, let's look at the basics. 70% of american taxpayers do not itemize on their tax returns. they file the standard return. they don't itemize. so the tax code doesn't mean anything to them. if there is a special deduction, unless it was a...
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there were some big losses on fortunately, some big lessons learned. perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian weather system. it turned out to be a logistical nightmare with the primary user met with nasa in the dod to agree on a system of grow phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire, and requirements for the system were not controlled in a way that is spending dramatically out of control and eventually the program had to be killed and separated, so there was a big loss. my own personal loss i was involved in this case transformation policy-making at the time and we were passionate about the x33 program single stage oregon and i learned a very important lesson, which is policy never trump's physics. so you can say whatever you want, but if you can't do it, if it will happen, and we wanted to will the single states to orbit in existence and we had a beautiful concept that looked like the future we did this didn't have the technology. and ultimately we didn't have the will either. i th
there were some big losses on fortunately, some big lessons learned. perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian weather system. it turned out to be a logistical nightmare with the primary user met with nasa in the dod to agree on a system of grow phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire, and requirements for the system were not controlled in a way that is spending dramatically out of control and eventually the program had to be...
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[applause] >> i know there's a big debate. we frequently at the smithsonian get letters from people telling us either we are totally right or totally wrong, and we never say anything about it so whether george washington said so help me god, and, you know, how many people were close enough to hear at the time and have you got a record from them? >> to be clear the constitution does not include it. that language is not in the constitution, and george washington almost certainly did not say so help me god, no only is there no evidence, but there's a minister who is present and writing about the inauguration and later becomes washington's great christian defender, arguing what a great christian washington is. if anybody was going to say washington said this, this person would have said this, and he doesn't. he almost certainly didn't say it. oath on the bible, absolutely, that's been since 12 century centuries land, but what the -- england, but what the change is is that you don't have to. you know, i don't have a problem taking
[applause] >> i know there's a big debate. we frequently at the smithsonian get letters from people telling us either we are totally right or totally wrong, and we never say anything about it so whether george washington said so help me god, and, you know, how many people were close enough to hear at the time and have you got a record from them? >> to be clear the constitution does not include it. that language is not in the constitution, and george washington almost certainly did...
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there is a big difference on the use between 80 and 72 and 65. they all involve human beings, and where i come from, people care about that. the 65% credit individuals is to dozen dollars out of pocket. that does not work in west virginia. when it was 80% after the recovery act, 33%, as i indicated in my questions, could not afford it. so we settled on 72%, and i would sure rather have a 72% than 65%. but i understand that the chairman has worked hard on this and i want to make that clear. so i will not push my amendment for a vote. i do want to make that point, this is not just about some ideological factor. this is about human beings. one of the differences, i guess, is that some care more about that than others. i will not push my amendment for a vote but i did want to make that point. >> that you, senator. >did you wish to offer an amendment? >> yes, sir, it is number 64. it requires the department of agriculture -- >> i am sorry, i wanted to speak on this amendment. if i could ask my colleague to withhold for a second. >> thank you, i wanted
there is a big difference on the use between 80 and 72 and 65. they all involve human beings, and where i come from, people care about that. the 65% credit individuals is to dozen dollars out of pocket. that does not work in west virginia. when it was 80% after the recovery act, 33%, as i indicated in my questions, could not afford it. so we settled on 72%, and i would sure rather have a 72% than 65%. but i understand that the chairman has worked hard on this and i want to make that clear. so i...
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so he really needs the big buttons. is the biggest you have this? >> is the biggest, yes. >> and what is the most requested? >> they will ask for cordless phones. they are also amplified for mobility and vision. >> what are the hours for people because i know they will want to come see you? >> best time is monday through friday 9:00 to 1:00. >> and berkeley at the bart station. we have several, sacramento, fairbanks, we have a new office in salinas, los angeles, san diego, if you go to our website you can find the information. >> so just filling out an application? >> have your doctor filling out the application, verifying the need and ma mail to us. >> you'll ship it to them free? >> yes, that's right. >> thank you so much. there is a lost information but we are out of time for this week's edition. a reminder, state conference is february 17th and 18th and the oakland hilton. all of our information is available on our website. if you need community resources in your neighborhood dial 211 for help. i'm cheryl jennings, bye-bye.
so he really needs the big buttons. is the biggest you have this? >> is the biggest, yes. >> and what is the most requested? >> they will ask for cordless phones. they are also amplified for mobility and vision. >> what are the hours for people because i know they will want to come see you? >> best time is monday through friday 9:00 to 1:00. >> and berkeley at the bart station. we have several, sacramento, fairbanks, we have a new office in salinas, los...
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is this a big worry? and now, my guest is joining me. can we get the unemployment rate by low 9 percent if gas is close to four bucks a gallon? >>guest: it will be tough. it makes it more expensive to business to run business when it comes to shipping businesses and the industrial machine of the united states, and, really, the global industrial machine so that is, really, tough, and a balancing act they have been trying to play and obama has been trying to play and they are not successful. >>stuart: is gas prices the mover to slowing the committee down? >>guest: there are so many movers, it is just one of the of -- movers and if you look at our economy, the unemployment is a big factor and housing, although we have better numbers they are not where they need to be, and there are a ton of factors but it does not help because the hard gins shrink and you can only subsidize the higher gas prices so long and they are passed on to the business owner and the consumer. >>stuart: this wasn't supposed to happen. we released oil from the strategic
is this a big worry? and now, my guest is joining me. can we get the unemployment rate by low 9 percent if gas is close to four bucks a gallon? >>guest: it will be tough. it makes it more expensive to business to run business when it comes to shipping businesses and the industrial machine of the united states, and, really, the global industrial machine so that is, really, tough, and a balancing act they have been trying to play and obama has been trying to play and they are not...
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this is a big deal. the idea that because it is a short bill, it is no big deal, which cannot follow regular process. that is not the weight -- the right way to go. >> thank you, mr. mcgovern. miss foxx, if you read the bill, that only applies the fiscal year 2012. it sets of budget targets for 10 years. the only way that cap applies is the first year. the remaining years continually ratcheted down. it is in the section related to the cut, ok? it goes cut, and then capped, rigging of thee id constitution, that is what it does. so if you look at the constitution, i would urge the american people not just to read this. but read it in connection to the constitutional provision that they are proposed, which jerry rigs the constitution of the united states in a way that favors by definition cussed the things like medicare over closing corporate loopholes. it requires two-thirds to eliminate the corporate tax loophole for the purpose of that is a reduction. you're going to put that into the constitution of the
this is a big deal. the idea that because it is a short bill, it is no big deal, which cannot follow regular process. that is not the weight -- the right way to go. >> thank you, mr. mcgovern. miss foxx, if you read the bill, that only applies the fiscal year 2012. it sets of budget targets for 10 years. the only way that cap applies is the first year. the remaining years continually ratcheted down. it is in the section related to the cut, ok? it goes cut, and then capped, rigging of thee...
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so the only e that can have a rule overturned is a big bank on wall street, one who is too big to fail. the way it is currently written, you have given a voice to those people who helped cause this financial crisis. you know what? i'm not from wall street. i'm from small-town, rura wisconsin. we don't have big wall street banks. we have small community banks and we have credit unions. the way the current bill is written, not mine, the one that's in existence today, it doesn't give a voice to the people in my community if a rule that comes down from the cfpb is going to affect them negatively. on main street, the very people who had nothing to do with the financial crisis, who hen't been given a voice, but will if my bill passes, those are the people who deal with our small business owners. with our family members. people who are looking at expanding their business, growing their business, creating jobs in our community. they rely on community banks and credit unions for loans. and they don't have a voice. i don't understand that. and then, those same people that you look to when you wa
so the only e that can have a rule overturned is a big bank on wall street, one who is too big to fail. the way it is currently written, you have given a voice to those people who helped cause this financial crisis. you know what? i'm not from wall street. i'm from small-town, rura wisconsin. we don't have big wall street banks. we have small community banks and we have credit unions. the way the current bill is written, not mine, the one that's in existence today, it doesn't give a voice to...
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these are big problems and we need a big solution. >> thank you very much. >>> and continuing the wyoming theme here. we go to pete williams the tsa has announced that it has put airlines and airports on notice of new intelligence suggesting terrorist groups may be considering surgically implanting explosive devices into passengers flying into the united states. pete well yams you know this area so well, but this is pretty stunning. >> this is no discussion of an actual plot or operation to do this. rather officials say an increased and serious discussion of how to do this to implant explosive devices into the abdomens or elsewhere on people. we're not talking about putting them in body cavities, but surgically implanting them? >> how do they detect it? use trace sners. >> that is the problem. they have notified airlines that fly into the u.s. from overseas. they notified airports from what those planes take off to be aware of this. what would happen is these folks would go up and say i recently have surgery i have to carry a syringe. the theory is the kind of construction they're talking
these are big problems and we need a big solution. >> thank you very much. >>> and continuing the wyoming theme here. we go to pete williams the tsa has announced that it has put airlines and airports on notice of new intelligence suggesting terrorist groups may be considering surgically implanting explosive devices into passengers flying into the united states. pete well yams you know this area so well, but this is pretty stunning. >> this is no discussion of an actual...
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so the only one that can have a rule overturned is a big bank on wall street, one who is too big to fail. the way it is currently written, you have given a voice to those people who helped cause this financial crisis. you know what? i'm not from wall street. i'm from small-town, rural wisconsin. we don't have big wall street banks. we have small community banks and we have credit unions. the way the current bill is written, not mine, the one that's in existence today, it doesn't give a voice to the people in my community if a rule that comes down from the cfpb is going to affect them negatively. on main street, the very people who had nothing to do with the financial crisis, who haven't been given a voice, but will if my bill passes, those are the people who deal with our small business owners. with our family members. people who are looking at expanding their business, growing their business, creating jobs in our community. they rely on community banks and credit unions for loans. and they don't have a voice. i don't understand that. and then, those same people that you look to when you
so the only one that can have a rule overturned is a big bank on wall street, one who is too big to fail. the way it is currently written, you have given a voice to those people who helped cause this financial crisis. you know what? i'm not from wall street. i'm from small-town, rural wisconsin. we don't have big wall street banks. we have small community banks and we have credit unions. the way the current bill is written, not mine, the one that's in existence today, it doesn't give a voice to...
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anda raw deal in a big way. -- a raw deal in a big way. with that i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: yield one minute to dr. fleming. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana. mr. fleming: thank you. mr. speaker, but for the president of the united states who serves today a a democrat-controlled congress over the last two years we wouldn't be here today debating this. $3.8 trillion added to our debt and continuing on that same glide path. mr. speaker, we're here today because people across america, businesses, cities, states, all have to balance their budgets. the only game in this country, the only entity that doesn't have to balance its budget is the federal government. and that's what's ruining our economy. so all we're asking for in this bill is simply to immediately cut $111 billion in fiscal 2012, begin capping our spending rates, bringing it down to what's traditional, 18%, and then finally passing a balanced budget amendment that will finally put the rest
anda raw deal in a big way. -- a raw deal in a big way. with that i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: yield one minute to dr. fleming. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana. mr. fleming: thank you. mr. speaker, but for the president of the united states who serves today a a democrat-controlled congress over the last two years we wouldn't be here today debating this. $3.8 trillion added to our...
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let's give him a big round of applause. [applause] ..? >> in an interment camp in idaho and how his art examines issues of ethnicity, race, and the japanese-american experience. get the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. >> gordon wood presents a series of essays that examine the underpinnings of the american revolution. mr. wood explores the origins of american exceptionalism, the founders' belief in revolution and the radicalism in the 18th century. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> gordon, it's good to be here with you. >> great to be here with you. >> um, i just want to say one thing to the audience before we start, that it's a real treat. gordon wood is really one of the nation's preeminent historians of the revolutionary period if not the preeminent historian. and he's learned, he's at times and i say this in the best sense of the word, contrarian, and he says what he feels. and his book, "the idea of america," is just a fabulous book. you'll be doing a book signing afterwards, if i'm not mistaken, and it really
let's give him a big round of applause. [applause] ..? >> in an interment camp in idaho and how his art examines issues of ethnicity, race, and the japanese-american experience. get the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. >> gordon wood presents a series of essays that examine the underpinnings of the american revolution. mr. wood explores the origins of american exceptionalism, the founders' belief in revolution and the radicalism in the 18th century. this is about an...
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big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i am never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. >>> a month before he passed away, former west virginia senator robert bird announced he would vote to repeal the u.s. military's don't ask, don't tell policy. his vote was critical. but senator byrd's vote came with conditions. he said it hinged on writing into the legislation a 60-day delay in the actual repeal after certification that the military was ready for repeal. the certification would have to come from the president, the secretary of defense, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. now, two of those three necessary certifications we are told will come tomorrow, when defense secretary leon panetta and the joint chiefs of staff will certify that the pentagon is ready to repeal the policy. the president is scheduled to meet with secretar
big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i am never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. >>> a month before he passed away, former west virginia senator robert bird announced he would vote to repeal the u.s. military's don't ask, don't tell policy. his vote was critical. but senator byrd's vote came with...
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take a look at the big money. the pentagon's procurement budget is $140 billion and research is another $80 billion, so one-third of the budget. if you look at the top of the procurement list, the stryker went from $40 million to $60 million to $100 million and now they are talking about the second engine. why? it will be done by general electric. there are 2000 planes, and you do the arithmetic, this is for a plan that does not even fly. that will give you some of how the procurement is being done. guest: the joint strike fighter is the largest program on the pentagon books. the costs have continued to growth route in light of the program. for a variety of reasons from problems with testing. two-marine corps is on ta yer probation. the problem is that these increases have become more run- of-the-mill than they should be. host: why not just go down to the hard wear store and buy a piece of plywood or whatever? why go with the fancy more expensive piece of equipment? off of twitter -- talk was about the rules and r
take a look at the big money. the pentagon's procurement budget is $140 billion and research is another $80 billion, so one-third of the budget. if you look at the top of the procurement list, the stryker went from $40 million to $60 million to $100 million and now they are talking about the second engine. why? it will be done by general electric. there are 2000 planes, and you do the arithmetic, this is for a plan that does not even fly. that will give you some of how the procurement is being...
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i am sure we will make that a big part of our discussion. there are two ways to measure how redistricting affects the big picture in the house. you could look in terms of the scorecard i just went over, which if you add up those columns, is going to end up ahead at the end of the day. i think it will be very close to a wash, depending on florida. it is possible democrats could pick up a handful from the process, which is surprising, given that republicans aren't some in the state legislative chambers and picked up some much control in 2010. but the other side of the equation is really, how much are republicans and to shore up gains made in 2010? that is part of the question that has been more difficult for a lot of us in the pundit world to quantify. but one measurement that was suggested at real clear politics.com, and i appreciate this more than a lot of other metrics that have been thrown out there, it is take the mediant seat in the house. how far to the right is a move as a result of republicans in pennsylvania and ohio and michigan, st
i am sure we will make that a big part of our discussion. there are two ways to measure how redistricting affects the big picture in the house. you could look in terms of the scorecard i just went over, which if you add up those columns, is going to end up ahead at the end of the day. i think it will be very close to a wash, depending on florida. it is possible democrats could pick up a handful from the process, which is surprising, given that republicans aren't some in the state legislative...
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this is a big deal. the idea that because it is a short bill, it is no big deal, we should not follow regular process here, that is not the right way to go. >> thank you, mr. mcgovern. miss foxx, if you read the bill, that only applies to fiscal year 2012. it sets up budget targets for 10 years. the only way that cap applies is the first year. the remaining years continually ratchet it down. it is in the section related to the cut, ok? it goes cut, and then cap, and then supposed rigging of the constitution, that is what it does. so if you look at the constitution, i would urge the american people not just to read this. but read it in connection to the constitutional provision that they are proposed, which jerry rigs the constitution of the united states in a way that favors by definition cuts to things like medicare over closing corporate loopholes. it requires two-thirds to eliminate a corporate tax loophole for the purpose of deficit reduction. you're going to put that into the constitution of the uni
this is a big deal. the idea that because it is a short bill, it is no big deal, we should not follow regular process here, that is not the right way to go. >> thank you, mr. mcgovern. miss foxx, if you read the bill, that only applies to fiscal year 2012. it sets up budget targets for 10 years. the only way that cap applies is the first year. the remaining years continually ratchet it down. it is in the section related to the cut, ok? it goes cut, and then cap, and then supposed rigging...
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those are the big ones. that was the sum and stance of s the sum and stains of what they came up for. what are entitlement programs? things that we're entitled to by virginia tie of our age, if we are 65 years of age, we paid into social security, medicare, we may be eligible -- will be eligible in all likelihood for medicare f we're disabled, totally disabled to work, we'll be eligible for medicare, even before age 65. if we paid into social security for a number of years, we'll be eligible foyer early retirement for sact age 62. we can take it at 67 for full retirement benefits, which i think are roughly about $2,000 per month max, something like that. but anyway, those are some things -- medicare, medicaid, social security are entitlement programs. they said they should all be on the table. they did not propose using social security to balance the budget but what they did say is say we've got a long-term problem in social security with the imbalance between now the amount of money that is coming into soci
those are the big ones. that was the sum and stance of s the sum and stains of what they came up for. what are entitlement programs? things that we're entitled to by virginia tie of our age, if we are 65 years of age, we paid into social security, medicare, we may be eligible -- will be eligible in all likelihood for medicare f we're disabled, totally disabled to work, we'll be eligible for medicare, even before age 65. if we paid into social security for a number of years, we'll be eligible...
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big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i am never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] 125 years ago... we invented the automobile. ♪ and 80,000 patents later, we're still reinventing it. ♪ it's no coincidence that the oldest car company has the youngest and freshest line in the luxury class. mercedes-benz. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the e-class. ♪ whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. covergirl trublend has skin twin technology. other makeup can sit on your skin, so it looks like...makeup. but trublend has skin twin technology to actually merge with your skin. how easy breezy beautiful is that? trublend...from
big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i am never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] 125 years ago... we invented the automobile. ♪ and 80,000 patents later, we're still reinventing it. ♪ it's no coincidence that the oldest car company has the youngest and freshest line...
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this is bound to fail because democracy does can't be that big. it is going to go kaput very quickly and that was the expectation and of course that is what americans are thinking about. that is what lincoln, why he is so obsessed with why we are an experiment. we have got to show them. of course the british were just hoping that the civil war would break the country apart. you know, the british never studied american history very much and when i started studying it was only in the late 20th century. they studied only one subject, the civil war. what else would they study? they were just hoping that this may be what, differently if we study it. lasko but americans were thrilled with this notion that we were in the vanguard of history, that we had a message to bring to the world and that is how we saw ourselves. it may be delusional. the french never have admitted that our revolution was more important than there is. in fact, they somehow think that there's came first. [laughter] they can't really admit that 1776 precedes 1789. that the americans.
this is bound to fail because democracy does can't be that big. it is going to go kaput very quickly and that was the expectation and of course that is what americans are thinking about. that is what lincoln, why he is so obsessed with why we are an experiment. we have got to show them. of course the british were just hoping that the civil war would break the country apart. you know, the british never studied american history very much and when i started studying it was only in the late 20th...
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. >> hinojosa: right, because you played on the band, and that was a big deal for you. >> a big deal, you know? and the very things that make children want to be at school besides reading, writing, and arithmatic is those other things-- the debate clubs, the drama clubs, the music. our kids don't learn music in the city anymore. only special schools have music. and it should be at every school. i keep hearing, like, in some countries it's a part of every child's education. >> hinojosa: in fact, you have this really radical idea that you would love school to be taught from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm? >> yes. >> hinojosa: six days a week. >> yes, ma'am. >> hinojosa: and the... >> the difference would be children would want to be there, because it would be more exciting than not being there. teachers... we'd have two sets of teachers-- the morning teachers and the afternoon teachers. we'd have doctors there, we'd have the services that support children. if a child became pregnant, they wouldn't be put out of school. their child would become a part of the school. my belief is that we need to teac
. >> hinojosa: right, because you played on the band, and that was a big deal for you. >> a big deal, you know? and the very things that make children want to be at school besides reading, writing, and arithmatic is those other things-- the debate clubs, the drama clubs, the music. our kids don't learn music in the city anymore. only special schools have music. and it should be at every school. i keep hearing, like, in some countries it's a part of every child's education. >>...
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[applause] >> i know there's a big debate. we quickly at the smithsonian get letters from people telling us either we are totally right or we're totally wrong, and we never say anything about it. whether george washington said so help me god, and you know, how many people were close enough to hear at the time, and have you got a record from them? >> but be clear that the constitution does not include -- that line which is not in the constitution. george washington almost certainly did not say so help me god. not only is there no evidence but there's a minister whose presence, he is writing about the inoculation. he later becomes washington's great christian defended that he's arguing what a great christian washington is that if anyone was willing to say washington said this, this person would have said it. and he doesn't. he almost certainly say. on the bible, actually. 12th century england? want to change is, and it's also changed in the state constitutions, you don't have to. so there's nothing -- i don't have any problem ta
[applause] >> i know there's a big debate. we quickly at the smithsonian get letters from people telling us either we are totally right or we're totally wrong, and we never say anything about it. whether george washington said so help me god, and you know, how many people were close enough to hear at the time, and have you got a record from them? >> but be clear that the constitution does not include -- that line which is not in the constitution. george washington almost certainly...
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i am paying taxes big time on my life. the thing is, i am so upset with the ignorance, with the calls that come in. it is devastating to say the rich are helping the poor to get jobs is absolutely ludicrous. i am so upset because there is a goal to tear down the little guy. of course the goal is to destroy obama, which is unspeakable. the middle class and the poor are suffering. all because of money. money, money. that is what is so upsetting to me. guest: there is absolutely no question there is a growing gap between the haves and have-nots in the world and the u.s. as well. it is not just an issue of wealth. it is also an issue of education. important, the comprehensive tax reform that is outlined in the comeback america restoring fiscal sanity report under both from march would end up resulting with everybody and that making more than a stated percentage will pay something. those who end up having more and make more will pay more. we will have an even more progressive tax system. but the way we do it is through comprehe
i am paying taxes big time on my life. the thing is, i am so upset with the ignorance, with the calls that come in. it is devastating to say the rich are helping the poor to get jobs is absolutely ludicrous. i am so upset because there is a goal to tear down the little guy. of course the goal is to destroy obama, which is unspeakable. the middle class and the poor are suffering. all because of money. money, money. that is what is so upsetting to me. guest: there is absolutely no question there...
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big how. how. well you know. as many folks as i have along the way that a lot of folks shows. a lot of focus on the issue we've raised money for the new school. in one of our goals to come here and hopefully in. the sound of birds and i feel that we have time with all three of them and a lot of doors for a lot of people on this issue now is very important for me to walk on march fourteenth two thousand and seven the state board of surface mining overturned the west virginia department of environmental protections ruling that denied massey energy a permit to build a second coal silo behind the school this decision cleared the way for the expansion of massey energy's coal processing facility two days later a coalition of citizen conservation groups including not just the summer activists returned to west virginia governor joe manchin is office. right. that. was or are her. or her god we have. been nailed for three years for the rights of those children that i see it's raining how sad right now are saying that will tire of the flood stay and serve it. does that mean anything to y
big how. how. well you know. as many folks as i have along the way that a lot of folks shows. a lot of focus on the issue we've raised money for the new school. in one of our goals to come here and hopefully in. the sound of birds and i feel that we have time with all three of them and a lot of doors for a lot of people on this issue now is very important for me to walk on march fourteenth two thousand and seven the state board of surface mining overturned the west virginia department of...
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anda raw deal in a big way. -- a raw deal in a big way. with that i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: yield one minute to dr. fleming. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana. mr. fleming: thank you. mr. speaker, but for the president of the united states who serves today and a democrat-controlled congress over the last two years we wouldn't be here today debating this. $3.8 trillion added to our debt and continuing on that same glide path. mr. speaker, we're here today because people across america, businesses, cities, states, all have to balance their budgets. the only game in this country, the only entity that doesn't have to balance its budget is the federal government. and that's what's ruining our economy. so all we're asking for in this bill is simply to immediately cut $111 billion in fiscal 2012, begin capping our spending rates, bringing it down to what's traditional, 18%, and then finally passing a balanced budget amendment that will finally put the re
anda raw deal in a big way. -- a raw deal in a big way. with that i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: yield one minute to dr. fleming. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana. mr. fleming: thank you. mr. speaker, but for the president of the united states who serves today and a democrat-controlled congress over the last two years we wouldn't be here today debating this. $3.8 trillion added to our...
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my god, he's getting so big, so big. it's crazy. my nana calls him half pint because she looks just like his father, just like his father. >> who is that? >> mommy! >> wave to mommy. >> hi! >> where are you going? >> come here. >> big hug. >> hugs. i love you. crayons. you want to sit in a chair? >> it puts everything into perspective as to why i need to do what i need to do. >> you help nana cook? do you eat spaghetti you like spaghetti. you you should see what we get to eat you want to say ewe! >> he's doing things like talking good, singing, playing one, two, three, freeze. now you freeze. go. freeze, freeze. i have to take this like a blessing. the way i was living out there, i wasn't there with him anyway. i was there physically, but not emotionally. >> are you going to leave? go bye-bye. >> mommy, nana come? >> yeah, nana's coming. >> coming? >> no, mamma's not coming, baby. i love you. i love you. bye, baby. >> come on big boy. >> ready? give mommy kiss one more time. >> i love you. i'll see you soon. >> soon. >> be a good gi
my god, he's getting so big, so big. it's crazy. my nana calls him half pint because she looks just like his father, just like his father. >> who is that? >> mommy! >> wave to mommy. >> hi! >> where are you going? >> come here. >> big hug. >> hugs. i love you. crayons. you want to sit in a chair? >> it puts everything into perspective as to why i need to do what i need to do. >> you help nana cook? do you eat spaghetti you like...
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guest: i think there are too few big steps and not enough baby steps. i think it is critical for us. i was willing to vote on the medicare part d which a handful of our democrats did that with president bush because i could not imagine a health-care program for seniors without prescription drugs being integrated into it. was it perfect? no. did it take the necessary steps to get us started on that discussion and debate and the evolution of a senior health care plan that had prescription drugs? yes, it did. i think that is how we have to approach medicare. a baby girl born today as a 50% chance or better of living to 100 my husband's grandmother passed away a couple of years ago one a week shy of 112 living in her own home. these are the things that we are dealing with. people are living longer. i was very engaged with care coordination, wellness, how we coordinate care for our seniors in order to make sure not only are they getting the appropriate care but getting it in the setting that they want and having the quality of life that they want as well. me
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deal, but not a big tax increase. or any tax increase. once again they will be challenged to expand on this sharp rhetorical edge. id is a distinction without much of a difference. a few close a tax loophole, it raises the taxes for someone. pretty much any change in the tax code that raises revenue could be portrayed by the people that have to pay the additional revenue. it is a very difficult dance. the speaker keeps talking about no new taxes on the american people. this seems to give him an opening to talk about revenues and businesses, like the corporate tax loophole that we heard about in the last few days. host: do we have any more details on the parameters of this meeting? what can you tell us? >> i have not seen anything coming across my blackberry this morning. host: same here. caller: i imagine it will obviously be after the news conference last night they talked about a willingness to meet. not only today, but every day until they get a deal. whether or not it will be that eight top congressional leaders,
deal, but not a big tax increase. or any tax increase. once again they will be challenged to expand on this sharp rhetorical edge. id is a distinction without much of a difference. a few close a tax loophole, it raises the taxes for someone. pretty much any change in the tax code that raises revenue could be portrayed by the people that have to pay the additional revenue. it is a very difficult dance. the speaker keeps talking about no new taxes on the american people. this seems to give him an...
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big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i will never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. with other top companies. with an esurance quote, you know you're getting a great deal. you can thank our tech team for that. sure, i'll let them know. bye-bye. aha! anything you want to share? with the tech team? oh, i'm dating that girl in accounting. seriously? yeah, we're pretty serious. [ female announcer ] know if you're getting a great
big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i will never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy,...
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. >> so now i'm going to turn to a big question, but it's a big question that i've been struggling to figure out how to ask. there's a tangle of conflicting thoughts in my mind relating to the specific moments of april 12th and april 13th, 1861. and they're tangled by some more general thoughts about the clauses of the civil war and tangled further by my recollections of my own inadequacies of the teacher of the american history survey course at the university of pennsylvania where most of my career there. i should confess that unlike most of the people who teach the first half of the american history survey course, i actually end the course with a firing on fort sumter. .. >> and that the north was very reluctantly, halfheartedly respond to that challenge. it's not a conflict that they wished to have. your interpretation is not wholly at odds with that, but you do see northerners even at the moment of fort sumter as not merely occupying and attentive posture. but as standing up in an affirmative way for things in which they sincerely believed. i wonder if you could talk a little bit
. >> so now i'm going to turn to a big question, but it's a big question that i've been struggling to figure out how to ask. there's a tangle of conflicting thoughts in my mind relating to the specific moments of april 12th and april 13th, 1861. and they're tangled by some more general thoughts about the clauses of the civil war and tangled further by my recollections of my own inadequacies of the teacher of the american history survey course at the university of pennsylvania where most...
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chairman, listening to small business owners and our local community bankers, not the big banks up in new york, but the local banks, and they have given me a clear indication of the struggle that our small business owners are having when it comes to acquiring credit. they are saying, we are not hiring account executives to go out and meet our small business owners but regulatory analysts to sort through dodd-frank. they are really struggling. mr. chairman what i have done in this amendment is to offer a reasonable solution that would require that bureau to pause and to calculate and to distribute to the public a clear indication of the impact the regulation would have both on the lending institution and on credit for our small business owners and individuals. i believe this is a very prudent bill, given the hyperactive nature of our federal government. it continues to grow, it continues to reach out and choke out the life of the small business entrepreneur. i would urge my colleagues to support this amendment. it really is about confidence. i think that the hard-working folks that i k
chairman, listening to small business owners and our local community bankers, not the big banks up in new york, but the local banks, and they have given me a clear indication of the struggle that our small business owners are having when it comes to acquiring credit. they are saying, we are not hiring account executives to go out and meet our small business owners but regulatory analysts to sort through dodd-frank. they are really struggling. mr. chairman what i have done in this amendment is...
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downs trees and power lines proved to be a big problem. right now, about 10,000 customers in virginia, maryland and d.c. are without power. >> tucker barnes, you're here now to tell us about what we expect for today. >> no to-overs. >> let's keep our fingers crossed we have no do-overs. generally speaking, it should be a little bit better than yesterday. hd radar has one or two sprinkles out there trying to work in from the west out towards manassas. still got a lot of cloud cover and a lot of haze and humidity in the atmosphere from all the rain we had around here yesterday. you can see things have really quieted down after the explosive atmosphere we had around here yesterday. temperature right now, 74. 74degrees. dulles, 71 and bwi marshall, going to be hazy here. kind of a typical fourth of july forecast. during the fourth of july, we usually have the threat of a thunderstorm. we've had it again here. a few storms possible, highs in the low 90s. >> we are used to the heat. we're ready. >> we don't have a choice really. we have to be re
downs trees and power lines proved to be a big problem. right now, about 10,000 customers in virginia, maryland and d.c. are without power. >> tucker barnes, you're here now to tell us about what we expect for today. >> no to-overs. >> let's keep our fingers crossed we have no do-overs. generally speaking, it should be a little bit better than yesterday. hd radar has one or two sprinkles out there trying to work in from the west out towards manassas. still got a lot of cloud...
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so, sort of the big plan. passing that along with a debt ceiling as sort of a big theory option instead of this mcconnell/reid plan, but it's so vague, as you can tell, and nothing that i have as any sort of firm plan, just, like, something that's sort of out there in the ether, they just don't have a plan at this point, no one does, john. >> it sounds like, and some people at home are saying, my god, there they go into washington speak again. i'll try to simply phi it. they are trying to fit certain pieces together to get you to several trillion in deficit reduction and that seems to be where we are, a bunch ideas. i'll go over to the wall a little bit, because jess talks about the mcconnell plan, that would give the president the authority to raise the debt ceiling and maybe they would come up with a commission with spending cuts. that's one backup plan. another backup plan is the gang of six. and i want to bring up the gang of six yesterday we talked about that. they have some significant spending cuts. the
so, sort of the big plan. passing that along with a debt ceiling as sort of a big theory option instead of this mcconnell/reid plan, but it's so vague, as you can tell, and nothing that i have as any sort of firm plan, just, like, something that's sort of out there in the ether, they just don't have a plan at this point, no one does, john. >> it sounds like, and some people at home are saying, my god, there they go into washington speak again. i'll try to simply phi it. they are trying to...
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big bears. big salmon. i came back at superintendent as mount ranier. i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. i went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the public to protect themselves from these hazards. it's really not our job to fence off the hazards of the national park. part of that is part of the experience. to see wild america, at least as much that we can create. in the case of the myrtle falls incident, there is a barrier and signs. unfortunately, these individuals crossed those, entered the water, slipped and went over the falls. it's incredibly tragic. we will renew our efforts to warn the public about these thing. yosemite this time of year would have very, very low water flows. because of all the snow, we got
big bears. big salmon. i came back at superintendent as mount ranier. i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. i went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the...
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called easy the fall of russian invaders to broaden and their big breakthrough. spotlight on story on technology update here on our own . we. covered. british roles in. markets. opening to the global economy in the kinds of reports. more news today. in these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. today. in india. the move to the joint either to. the gateway to the grand imperial truly told us to. socialism or to say don't need to go publicly and run this in the kennel was toto as a treat. the first funerals for victims of sunday's pleasure boat tragedy on the boulder river held on a day of national mourning across russia many bodies remain inside the sunken ship including children trapped in a play room when the boat went down. france's foreign minister claims the libyan leader moammar gadhafi could be ready to go this as paris seeks a diplomatic solution to a conflict they felt would be a simple knock out. wiki leaks controversial founder returns to a london court to battle his extradition to sweden over alleged sex crimes. six am i
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just got a little too big for their grief it is thinking that riches do they know how to read it because i think the part where it stated we do not forgive we do not forget expect us was fairly well defined and self evident as you all know if you don't watch the show every day it must be because you hate america fortunately golf pirate has provided us with an easy way to hate america and i have to say i hate america most because of its proximity to canada and the reputation we get by association. and a request we need your help fulfilling comes from the ada lois the tubes when you get to d. minus twelve will you please play blow my buzz by d. twelve m. and m. anderson friends are all the pot heads didn't think so didn't think so if you can get his written permission to use it from the copyright holder with the name of the song name of copy or name of composer slash rights holder name of artist slush group and the genre i'd be happy to because the minus twelve is going to be one of them days when you know us just want to chill out and all that effort to be all in your ear and shit you kno
just got a little too big for their grief it is thinking that riches do they know how to read it because i think the part where it stated we do not forgive we do not forget expect us was fairly well defined and self evident as you all know if you don't watch the show every day it must be because you hate america fortunately golf pirate has provided us with an easy way to hate america and i have to say i hate america most because of its proximity to canada and the reputation we get by...
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they have to see the big picture. i am the big picture guy. host: npr.org breaks down the statistics about who is serving and the comparison to the vietnam era. it has gone down significantly group 2008. nbc who -- and we wee wsee who servers according to gender. race and ethnicity as we drop down a little farther, 66% of military personnel are quite, compared with 64% among the u.s. population. we can see a little bit of the picture of louis serving and in the midst of military branch by race and ethnicity -- a picture serving.who is matt writes on twitter -- guest: there's no question that been the age of an all-volunteer force, which is what we have now, the benefits have to be enough to attract people. we had a spike in recruiting. there were real problems in recruiting before 9/11. so there's a correlation. people not able to get a job elsewhere will join. people who are economically not privileged are disproportionately non-white. that is true. of more interest to me at this point is the fact that the military is not so small. that is th
they have to see the big picture. i am the big picture guy. host: npr.org breaks down the statistics about who is serving and the comparison to the vietnam era. it has gone down significantly group 2008. nbc who -- and we wee wsee who servers according to gender. race and ethnicity as we drop down a little farther, 66% of military personnel are quite, compared with 64% among the u.s. population. we can see a little bit of the picture of louis serving and in the midst of military branch by race...
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i am sure we will make that a big part of our discussion. but, there are two ways to measure how redistricting affects the sure in the house. you can look at it in terms of the scorecard that i just went over. if you add up all of those columns, which seat is going to end up ahead at the end of the day? i think it will be very close to a wash depending on florida. i think possible democrats could pick up a handful from the process which is surprising given republicans earn so many state legislative chambers and picked up so much control in 2010. but then, the other side of the equation is really how much can republican shore up the gains that have been made in 2010? and that is a part of the equation that has been more difficult for a lot of us in the pundit world to call a -- quantify. but one measurement that was kind of suggested at real clear politics.com and i appreciate this more than a lot of other metrics that have been thrown out there is how far to the right does it move as a result of republicans in pennsylvania and ohio and michi
i am sure we will make that a big part of our discussion. but, there are two ways to measure how redistricting affects the sure in the house. you can look at it in terms of the scorecard that i just went over. if you add up all of those columns, which seat is going to end up ahead at the end of the day? i think it will be very close to a wash depending on florida. i think possible democrats could pick up a handful from the process which is surprising given republicans earn so many state...
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that is the big issue. the issue that the gentleman makes -- moodys, standard and poor's, and others, that is where those who put their money with us look to see if there is something to be nervous about. nervousness in the business world and the investment world is creating a lot of the issues we have right now. it is the unknown that keeps people from reaching into their surplus money, and deciding whether or not to invest. the nervousness that is created if they should change the rating, they will not drop us to b bonds , i guarantee you, but even if they were to drop bus bounced -- drop us down to double a, there would be feared. fear drives a lot of dangerous thing. host: you're on your way to the conference meeting. what will happen in that room today? guest: i believe we will have presentations about what some of the thinking heads of this country think will happen if the debt ceiling is not increased, but i'm not certain about that. i think we will have discussions about negotiations that have been
that is the big issue. the issue that the gentleman makes -- moodys, standard and poor's, and others, that is where those who put their money with us look to see if there is something to be nervous about. nervousness in the business world and the investment world is creating a lot of the issues we have right now. it is the unknown that keeps people from reaching into their surplus money, and deciding whether or not to invest. the nervousness that is created if they should change the rating,...
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the senate, probably, but the house where there is a big sticking point. they have to come up with something that would clear the house in order to get through congress and become law. that is where they are stuck right now. they will meet thursday at the white house -- republican and democratic leaders together -- and going to try again to talk, but already it sounds like this will be a difficult conversation. yesterday, the speaker of the house john boehner, republican, put out this sort of warning that we could come to the white house and talk -- that is fine -- but it doesn't sound like things will go very far, he said, unless the president understands that republicans are not willing to raise taxes. as i said earlier, the president over the said we need a compromise, we need something that involves both cuts, which is what the republicans want, and ways to raise revenue. >> have democrats compromised on the hold medicare cuts issue? guest: right now there -- what to do with medicare and medicaid. i know the republicans said they want to raise the age
the senate, probably, but the house where there is a big sticking point. they have to come up with something that would clear the house in order to get through congress and become law. that is where they are stuck right now. they will meet thursday at the white house -- republican and democratic leaders together -- and going to try again to talk, but already it sounds like this will be a difficult conversation. yesterday, the speaker of the house john boehner, republican, put out this sort of...
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journalist jeff goodell is book big coal the dirty secret behind america's energy future explores the history and use of coal in america and throughout the world like many americans i didn't even realize that we still burn coal you know i thought coal was something that went out with top hats and corsets i thought that electricity was just something that flowed down from a golden bowl in the sky i never gave any thought to where it came from the idea that coal producing fifty percent of electricity in america never occurred to me so i went out to west virginia and i didn't know what to expect i remember i first knew i was driving outside of charleston and i saw the boom on one of the big drag wind swinging above the hills and i pulled off the road and i hiked up through the woods to the top of this hill and i got this view down into history and it was just like hell had opened up before me. and the money from the coal mining has always gone to the top and siphoned out by through the owners essentially whether their corporations are called barons like i'd like i'm sure it's a commodity
journalist jeff goodell is book big coal the dirty secret behind america's energy future explores the history and use of coal in america and throughout the world like many americans i didn't even realize that we still burn coal you know i thought coal was something that went out with top hats and corsets i thought that electricity was just something that flowed down from a golden bowl in the sky i never gave any thought to where it came from the idea that coal producing fifty percent of...